Lib Dems want a guarantee that Metro passengers in Sunderland won’t be forced to foot the bill for Gateshead flyover repair and replacement.
Councillors criticise Sunderland Labour’s new giant advertising screen on the Hastings Hill roundabout on Chester Road as an eyesore and a road safety risk.
Labour bosses need to get a grip and solve their unsafe Gateshead flyover problem in days, say local Lib Dems.
Lib Dem councillors are calling on transport bosses to apologise for the huge delay in new Metro trains entering service - and to rule out new year ticket price hikes until are new trains are running.
Government Transport ministers have refused to step-in to force publicly-run LNER to continue to provide direct trains between Sunderland and London beyond December, prompting anger from city councillors.
Liberal Democrat councillors for Pallion & Ford in Sunderland have called for a Police action plan following a spate of break-ins to shops on Saint Lukes Terrace in Pallion and other nearby shopping centres.
